burst out Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb give sudden release to an expression
    • We burst out laughing
    • 'I hate you,' she burst out
  2. verb appear suddenly
    pop out.
    • Spring popped up everywhere in the valley
  3. verb erupt or intensify suddenly
    flare; break open; erupt; flare up; irrupt.
    • Unrest erupted in the country
    • Tempers flared at the meeting
    • The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism

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